Kentucky vs Florida Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 4 (Wildcats' Strong First-Half Performance Pays Off)

Kentucky vs Florida Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• Kentucky (15-7, 6-3 SEC) vs. Florida (13-9, 6-3 SEC)
• Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023
• Time: 8:30 PM ET
• Venue: Rupp Arena -- Lexington, Kentucky

Saturday, Feb. 4's NCAA college basketball schedule features an SEC showdown as the Kentucky Wildcats play host to the Florida Gators.

Kansas has done a good job at winning recently, improving to 5-1 in its last six games with Tuesday's 75-66 victory against Ole Miss. Florida also has a decent amount of momentum on its side. After all, the Gators enter tonight's contest following a huge 67-54 win against ranked Tennessee.

Can Kansas remain hot at Rupp Arena? Or will Florida prove that its latest win was far from a fluke?

Kentucky vs Florida Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: UK: (-230) | FLA: (+188)
• Spread: UK: -5.5 (-106) | FLA: +5.5 (-114)
• Total: 132.5 -- Over: (-115) | Under: (-105)

Kentucky enters this contest as the clear home favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 8:30 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 132.5 points with the over being favored at -115 odds.

Kentucky vs Florida Betting Trends

• Kentucky has 10 wins in 22 games against the spread this season.
• The Wildcats' ATS record as 4.5-point favorites or more is 9-7.
• This season, 13 of Kentucky's 22 games have gone over the point total.
• Florida has 12 wins in 22 games against the spread this year.
• The Gators have won twice ATS (2-2) as a 4.5-point underdog or more this season.
• Out of Florida's 22 games so far this year, seven have hit the over.

Kentucky Rank	Kentucky AVG		Florida AVG	Florida Rank
91st	75.3	Points Scored	71.5	178th
100th	66.8	Points Allowed	64.5	51st
22nd	36.1	Rebounds	33.3	112th
12th	11.7	Off. Rebounds	7.3	286th
230th	7	3pt Made	6.8	254th
21st	16.3	Assists	12.5	236th
54th	10.8	Turnovers	11.1	77th

Kentucky vs Florida Prediction & Pick

Although Florida's win against Tennessee was impressive, the former had the advantage of being the home team. The Gators haven't been nearly as successful on the road, losing three of its last five road games while only averaging 57.6 PPG (compared to their 77.6 PPG clip at home).

It's going to be tough for Florida to win at Rupp Arena, where Kentucky is currently 11-2 with a plus-17.4 scoring margin. The Wildcats also score 80.6 PPG at home, which stems from a strong passing game that's produced 16.3 assists per game overall (No. 19). I don't see Kentucky's ball movement being slowed down since Florida allows an average of 12.3 assists on the road.

What also has me on the home team's side is that Kentucky has won seven of its last eight games against Florida, as well as 27 of the last 33 matchups in Lexington.

Final Score Prediction: Kentucky: 72 | Florida: 68

Kentucky vs Florida Best Bet

Kentucky excels at getting off to a hot start at Rupp Arena. Not only do the Wildcats average 38.6 first-half points at home, but they also average a 7.5-point lead at halftime in their own building. On the other hand, Florida owns a minus-1.2 half-time scoring margin on the road and has been held to an average of 25.7 first-half points over the last three games.

Keeping in mind that Florida's offense is much worse on the road than it is at home, I see Kentucky leading by a decent chunk after the first frame.

Bet: First-Half Spread — Kentucky -2.5 (-112)

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